Naturalization Act of 1795
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The Naturalization Act of 1795 was an early U.S. federal law that lengthened the residency requirement and added other restrictions for immigrants seeking American citizenship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Naturalization Act of 1795 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5623659 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Naturalization Act of 1795 Context triple: [4th United States Congress, enactedLaw, Naturalization Act of 1795]
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Naturalization Act of 1870
The Naturalization Act of 1870 was a U.S. federal law that extended naturalization rights to people of African descent while continuing to exclude most other nonwhite immigrants from citizenship.
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Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
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C.
Commutation Act 1784
The Commutation Act 1784 was a key fiscal reform introduced by William Pitt the Younger that drastically reduced tea duties to curb smuggling and stabilize British revenue.
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D.
Cullom Act
The Cullom Act was a late 19th-century U.S. federal law associated with Senator Shelby M. Cullom, best known for addressing issues of interstate commerce regulation.
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E.
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a 1787 act of the U.S. Congress that established the process for governing and admitting new states from the Northwest Territory, setting important precedents for westward expansion and the prohibition of slavery in that region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Naturalization Act of 1795 Target entity description: The Naturalization Act of 1795 was an early U.S. federal law that lengthened the residency requirement and added other restrictions for immigrants seeking American citizenship.
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A.
Naturalization Act of 1870
The Naturalization Act of 1870 was a U.S. federal law that extended naturalization rights to people of African descent while continuing to exclude most other nonwhite immigrants from citizenship.
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B.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
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C.
Commutation Act 1784
The Commutation Act 1784 was a key fiscal reform introduced by William Pitt the Younger that drastically reduced tea duties to curb smuggling and stabilize British revenue.
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D.
Cullom Act
The Cullom Act was a late 19th-century U.S. federal law associated with Senator Shelby M. Cullom, best known for addressing issues of interstate commerce regulation.
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E.
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a 1787 act of the U.S. Congress that established the process for governing and admitting new states from the Northwest Territory, setting important precedents for westward expansion and the prohibition of slavery in that region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
naturalization law ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
aliens
ⓘ
immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship ⓘ |
| appliedWithinTerritory | United States and its jurisdiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamberInvolved |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| changedResidencyRequirementFromYears | 2 ⓘ |
| changedResidencyRequirementToYears | 5 ⓘ |
| citizenshipConferredBy | court order after meeting statutory requirements ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 3rd United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| courtType | federal or state court of record ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1795-01-29 ⓘ |
| declarationOfIntentionLeadTime | 3 years ⓘ |
| declarationOfIntentionRequired | true ⓘ |
| effectOnImmigrants | made naturalization more difficult ⓘ |
| followedBy | Naturalization Act of 1798 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goodCharacterEvidenceRequired | testimony of witnesses ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| languageOfStatute | English ⓘ |
| legalField |
citizenship law
ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locationOfLegislature | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oathIncludedRenunciationOf |
former allegiance
ⓘ
titles of nobility ⓘ |
| oathOfAllegianceRequired | true ⓘ |
| officeholderAtSigning | President of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | early United States immigration and nationality law ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
standardize naturalization procedures
ⓘ
tighten requirements for naturalization ⓘ |
| previousResidencyRequirement | 2 years ⓘ |
| replaced | Naturalization Act of 1790 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredCourtProceeding | true ⓘ |
| requiredGoodCharacter | true ⓘ |
| requiredOathSupport | Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredRenunciationOf |
foreign sovereignty
ⓘ
hereditary titles ⓘ |
| residencyRequirement | 5 years ⓘ |
| restrictedTo | free white persons ⓘ |
| shortDescription | U.S. federal law lengthening residency and adding restrictions for naturalization ⓘ |
| signedBy | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
citizenship
ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ naturalization ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1795 ⓘ |
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